| Somerset, NJ—August 15, 2007--Melillo Consulting, Inc announced today that they have acquired Software Quality Solutions (SQS). Melillo, a 20-year HP Channel Partner with national presence, has a strong track record of implementing Enterprise Management Solutions. SQS is a leading provider of Business Technology Optimization (BTO) solutions including IT Governance, Business Availability and Quality Assurance. The combination of Melillo Consulting and SQS will build on Melillo’s foundation and expertise in HP’s Operational Management software solutions and strengthens Melillo’s strategy to provide comprehensive BTO solutions to the marketplace.
“SQS has an outstanding track record with the pre-merger Mercury suite of products including project and portfolio management, application quality management and application performance” said Mark Melillo, CEO and President of Melillo Consulting. “By adding SQS to the Melillo team we will be able to provide end-to-end coverage of the HP BTO portfolio to our customers.”
Melillo is a recognized leader in the industry and has consistently received awards from HP, including the Summit/Spirit Awards for Sales Excellence 1997- 2006, Crystal Awards for technical excellence including Best Application Management, Enterprise Management, Storage Management, Network Management, Windows-Centric Management and Best Solution Development Partner and 2007 Best Operations Implementation.
According to a recent study conducted by IDC’s worldwide vertical market research program, IT Services spending will reach $588 billion world wide by 20101. Janet Waxman, Vice President Hardware Channels Research comments, “The acquisition of SQS by Melillo is a great growth strategy and in alignment with the market allowing them to expand their BTO offering and provide best of class IT solutions to their customers.”
About SQS
SQS is a leading provider of Business Technology Optimization (BTO) and IT Governance (ITG) solutions. Providing a wide range of highly customized and focused services including performance engineering, QA oversight, test automation, and software quality assessments, SQS delivers quality with proven methodologies. Our mission is to help our clients rapidly acquire effective expertise and the tools to deploy, upgrade and manage critical business systems. For more information visit www.sqs.com
For more information, please contact:
Henry Potts
National Sales Manager
(908) 421-3615
hpotts@mjm.com
[1] IDC, Worldwide IT Spending 2006–2010 Forecast Update by Vertical Market: North America, Western Europe, Asia/Pacific, and Rest of World, Doc #205018, Jan 2007
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